CITE

    18 USC Sec. 874                                             01/05/2009

EXPCITE

    TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
    PART I - CRIMES
    CHAPTER 41 - EXTORTION AND THREATS

HEAD

    Sec. 874. Kickbacks from public works employees

STATUTE

      Whoever, by force, intimidation, or threat of procuring dismissal
    from employment, or by any other manner whatsoever induces any
    person employed in the construction, prosecution, completion or
    repair of any public building, public work, or building or work
    financed in whole or in part by loans or grants from the United
    States, to give up any part of the compensation to which he is
    entitled under his contract of employment, shall be fined under
    this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

SOURCE

    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 103-322, title
    XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

      Based on section 276b of title 40, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Public
    Buildings, Property, and Works (June 13, 1934, ch. 482, Sec. 1, 48
    Stat. 948).
      Slight changes of phraseology were made.
                                AMENDMENTS
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $5,000".
Customized queries of TRAC's data TRAC FBI Web Site TRAC DEA Web Site TRAC Immigration Web Site TRAC DHS Web Site TRAC IRS Web Site TRAC ATF Web Site TRAC Reports Web Site
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
Copyright 2010
TRAC Web Site